Skip to content
LaNts and Laminins

LaNts and Laminins

The Hamill lab blog

  • Blog
  • Science Room
    • A very friendly introduction to Basement Membranes
    • Laminins – a friendly intro!
    • LaNts – a friendly intro
      • Taking control of a cancer-associated “splicing switch”
      • LaNt alpha31 in the ocular surface; a new player in corneal wound repair?
      • LaNt alpha31 distribution in human tissues
      • LaNt wars: the LaNt mouse saga…
      • LaNt a31 – a breast cancer marker and potential drug target
    • Developing A New Therapy for Aniridia
    • Are you really as good at applying sunscreen as you think?
      • Can you replace your sunscreen with SPF containing moisturisers?
      • UV photography; how to guide
    • Join the team
  • Core Cell and Molecular Biology + Genetics Quizzes
    • Guide to identifying mode of inheritance from genetic pedigrees
    • Cell Biology and Genetics Foundation MCQ – 1
    • Core Genetics Multiple Choice Quiz Q1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 2
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 3
    • Genetic Pedigree – Multiple Choice Quiz – 4
    • Multiple Choice Quiz – Genetic Pedigrees – 5 – ABO and Rh blood group
    • Genetics Pedigrees MCQ 6 – Real Example – LOCS
    • Mitosis and Meiosis MCQ (genetics/cell biology)
    • Transcription, translation, protein and gene regulation MCQ
    • Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values MCQ
    • Mean, Median, Mode MCQ
    • Hallmarks of Cancer MCQ
  • Lab Skills Quizzes
    • MCQ working in the lab
    • MCQ – Lab calculations
    • MCQ Microscopy
    • MCQ protein work
    • MCQ cell culture
    • MCQ RNA/DNA techniques
    • MCQ Flow cytometry and FACS
    • Science grammar quiz!
    • Lab Skill Quiz – Data interpretation I
    • Lab skills quiz – data interpretation MCQ #2
    • Lab skills MCQ – Data interpretation #3
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations
  • Writing Guides
    • Downloadable Manuscript Template Doc
    • Titles
    • Preparing Scientific Posters
    • Abstracts
    • Introductions
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results Figure Preparation
    • Choosing a graph type
    • Figure legends
    • Results
    • Discussions
    • Quick tips-methods
    • Quick tips-results
  • “Life in the Lab” book
  • Experimental Design Guide
    • Statistics test – flow chart
    • Experimental Design – Part 1 – Hypotheses
    • Experimental Design – Part 2 – Measurements
    • Experimental Design – Part 3 – Controls
    • Experimental Design – part 4 – Assigning groups
    • Experimental Design – Part 5 – Sample size determination
  • MRes BLS links
    • MRes: Introduction to Lab Skills Practical Class
    • MRes – RT-PCR (video)
    • MRes – Western Blotting
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations

Category: Life in the laminin lab

Predisposed to lack of progress?

Off on holiday and I’m wondering what new excuse I’ll get when I get back… Additional ideas? I’ll add them … More

Identity Theft

The motivational tactics series… Losing impact Lab trip Lamin-in Motivational tactics

cone of shame, lee, Liam, Life in the laminin lab

Losing impact

See the previous “motivational tactics” series: Lab trip Lamin-in Motivational tactics

cone of shame, Liam, Life in the laminin lab

Lab trip

 

Troubles with -seq data

Hypothesis independent screens are really powerful but with great power comes great responsibility. While every gene, miRNa, or protein might … More

lab meeting, Life in the laminin lab, miRNA, powerpoint, RNAseq

Lamin-in

Laminins are extracellular proteins, lamins are nuclear envelope proteins – similar names, very different jobs! Want to learn about laminins? … More

cone of shame, Laminin, Life in the laminin lab

Four stars

 

Interviewing Confidence

Continuing our Conro’s PhD interview series… see other two here New Interviewing Techniques and Interviewing techniques

interview, interview questions, interview technique, Life in the laminin lab

New Interviewing Techniques

Continuing our cartoons about PhD interviews… Don’t worry, not all students have to do arts and crafts during their selection! … More

Basement Membrane, cartoon, interview questions, interview technique, Laminin, Life in the laminin lab, pipe cleaners

Interviewing techniques

‘Tis the season of the PhD interview. Longer cartoon as Conro asked for his experience to be immortalised in cartoon … More

cartoon, interview, Laminin, Life in the laminin lab

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
28216065910_9b3bda0cb1_o-1
11427858_10155756310465444_213835519492989336_o
htcepi 24h FN G-1.czi (RGB)
NOK WT 24h GB3-03_ FIRE
BEP2Da6intpaxF22
1569408408777441
e62d38b6-46e8-4cbf-93f4-7bdf72f99f0b
lockdown
LaNts and Laminins Logo
LM332/b4 integrin
img_5672
madness 5
img_20201021_093701
20170614_094207
b4LaNtpax
Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum
UV photography
Follow LaNts and Laminins on WordPress.com

Recent Posts

  • New Paper Published – Understanding Laminin N Terminus Alpha 31’s Role in Corneal Healing
  • Outreach – Meet the Scientists at the World Museum
  • They grow up so fast – Dzhalil + Louie at ILCAMS day
  • 🧪 Life in the Lab: The Ultimate Guidebook for Aspiring Researchers – SALE NOW ON
  • They Grow Up so Fast – Congratulations to Dr Fawziah Asiri

Blog Stats

  • 743,521 hits

Lab Life

thanos ARVO
F3-1
Experiment overview
Drs Hamill, Iorio and Sheridan
Drs Hamill, Iorio and Sheridan
tubes
Photo 23-01-2018, 21 14 11
img_0493
img_0673-1
human AS - stem cells + LaNt
img_5446
cbqo9ubwaaa7itc
img_0376
img_3312
proofreading cat
merge
338263bb-f378-4822-bf98-eeb364f3770d
DSC_0452
kidney
img_2767
Hemidesmosome EM
1572025114759180
IMG_20191211_154612
coronavirus
img_5360
#12 fireworks
img_1151
img_2121
Filming for lab skills teaching
Filming for lab skills teaching
img_5685
Kidney tubules
img_3527
landing image.jpg
Ronnald and his mices
img_4839
img_3714
TIRFcr
IMG_0716
img_2264
wt htcepi gb3 594 Lama3b cy5 ROSEz-03.czi (RGB)
F1C
15672764_10212045736005429_3301261613062546296_n

Translate

Blog Stats

  • 743,521 hits

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 161 other subscribers
Follow LaNts and Laminins on WordPress.com
[privacy-do-not-sell-link]
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • LaNts and Laminins
    • Join 161 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • LaNts and Laminins
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...